Calculating instrument.



J. T, JONES. CALCULATING INSTRUMENT. APPLICATION FILED nzc. 11.19.

1,214,040. Patented Jan. 30, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET iwihwe 00% J. T. JONES.

CALCULATING INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION mu) Dec. 11. m4.

1,214,040. Patented Jan. 30, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2- WNW l comm WI T NE 8858:

J. T. JONES.

CALCULATING INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 11. 1914.

Patented Jan. 30, 1917.

l/WEN TOR which ordinary engineering calculations may tain new and useful Improvements in Calcuare.

JOHN T. JONES, OF CLIFTON, NEW" CALCULATING? IE'STFLU Specification of Letters Patent. Pg; fig i gd J 30 191*}:

' Application filed December 17, 191A.

,, Mr serial no. Gill/file.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OHN T. JONES, a c1ti zen of the United tates, residing at Qlifton,

Staten Island, New York, have invented cerlarged detail vertical sectional through the can showing the cle the various members i ment. 5 is a. the line 55 oi i lar View lating instruments; and 1 do hereby declare the followine' to he a full clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaii s to make and use the same.

This invention relates to calculating instruments of the class commonly known as slide rules, and has particular application to a multiple slide rule through. the medium of which ahstruse, intricate mathematical calculations such as usually occur in civil, mechanical and electric engineering and similar professions may be rapidly accurately and conveniently determined.

.In the present instance I propose to provide an instrument through the medium of taken or Fig. 7 is a top face or disk.

Before e; oi my invention its structural features tively lar e 0 vidcd on certain scales hereinafter spe More tioned. independently and freely movahl over the 1* this hase slide dist; dimension han th verse fac s c oil 3 lliiuzo 1-5. embodies a relacular or disk 1c 7 its top and hottc be made much more rapidly than is possible with. the ordinary form of slide rule, while at the same time the rule itself is so constructed that the operation of the same is greatly simplified.

Furthermore, l propose to provide an instrument of this character wherein the math ematical scales are so arranged as to enable the operator to make the desired calculation with but relatively few movements of the parts of the scale, thus accomplishing a siderahle saving of time.

Furthermore, it is purpose to provide a calculating instrument which will embody beingcapa .e oi mental radial slot bottom lace onnected 5 the desired it .tures of efliciency and relisu ability and w 1cn may be manufactured and whic l marketed at a relatively low cost.

ll ith the illlU-JE recited and oil of a similar nature in view ny invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a top plan view of calculating instrument embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is bottom plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the oottem reverse face the circular or disk-like slide. Fig. 4 is an en- 1 if? oependenti hrs a ,ro r ciiaiacpcrs rormcra. e cursorsr or that one directly over the obverse or top f the circular slide is likewise marked now to the accom fianying drawings in detail, the numeral desig nates a circular or disk-like base of any suitable size, and prefer-ably formed of opaque r such d card-boanh wood, metal orthe like. 2 his base is provided with a radially extending segmental closed slot 10 the inner narrowed end of which lies adjacent the center of the base while the outer widened end thereof terminates inward of the periphery of the base, the slot preferabl y extendii V tance measured from the center of the base to the periphery thereof. The top face of the base 10 isindicatcd by the numeral 1O while the bottom face is designated by the numeral 10. Mounted to rotate over the top face 10 of the base is a circular disk or slide 11 which is also preferably formed of opaque material such as board cardboard wood, metal or the li 'e this disk being preferably smaller or of di meter than the base 10. lhe upper or ob erse face of this circular slide is shown at 11 while the lower or reverse face thereof is indicated at 11". Rotating over the, obverse or top face 11 of the circular disk or slide is a member which l have termed for the sake of convenience a, cursor, this cursor being indicated by the numc ll 12. This cursor is preferably formed luloid or some other transparent matend includes a circular portion 12 of smaller. or relatively less cross dimension than the circular slide 1A., this circular portion 12 of the cursor being arranged concentrically with the slide. Formed integrally with and extending radially from the circular portion 12 of the cursor is a flat segmental tongue 12, the outer edge 12 of which alines or registers with the periphery of the circular base 10. Mounted upon the cursor 12 is a. second similar cursor 13, this latter cursor being also preferaliily formed of a trans 'iarcnt material, such as celluloid, and comprises an approximately circular portion 13 arranged concentrically to the circular portion of the cursor 12 and a relatively long" tongue section 13 which is formed integral with the circular portion 1-? and ex t iuls to and beyond the periphery or outer edge of the circular portion 152 of the first 'itioned cursor. The cursor 12 is provided h a. radially extending; hair-line 12 iilc ll user 13 is prv'ivided'with a similar hair-line 13, these hair-lines in both cases extendin from the center of the res to the outer edges of the hat tongues thereof. lzlounted to rotate over bottom or reverse face 10 of the base 10 i ll. This index arm is prefnied of opaque material such as cos i cardboard, wood, metal or the lille rabout two-thirds of the dis- .of the members of the instrument, that is to say the base 10,

the circula" disk or slide 11 the cursors 12 and 13 and the index arm 1st are all connected at their centers, and in the present instance this connection is in the nature of a' tubular rivet 15, the top flange of which overlies the top cursor 13, while the bottom flange 15' of this tubular rivet or stud lies beneath the lower face of the .index arm in this instrument is desirable to have the circular disk or. slide 11 connected with the index arm 14, so as to turn therewith, while at the same time both of these menu hers 11 and 14: will rotate around the rivet or stud 15. ll accomplish this through the medium of a special rivet 16 which is sleeved on the main stud or rivet 15 this tubular rivet 16 havinga-n upperattachingflange 16 which extends over the adjacent portion of the slide 11 and is then bent vertically downward as at 16" and extended through the slide 11 and then bent inward as at 16 against the adjacent portion of the under face of the slide 11 so that the slide is firmly connected with the rivet. Likewise the lower end of the rivet 16 is formed with an attaching flange 16 for connection with the index arm 14, this flange 16 lying beneath the adjacent portion of the index arm and being upturned at its edge as at 16 to puncture the index arm as is clearly shown in Fig. From this arrangement it will be seen that the attaching rivet 16 being sleeved upon the tubular stud 15 may rotate on the latter and the rivet also connecting the in dex arm 1swith the slide 11 will cause the two latter to rotate together.

in order to give a clear understanding of the manner of using my invention, 1 will now proceed to briefly describe the scales, charts, formula and data with which each the instrument is equipped but in this connection I wish to .be understood that the invention is not lim begin with the c hery otlf each member of th nd shall 1 .L 1 GO l. her the}: a poroacn The obverse or top the chart shown hciei lows: Scale A is di ded logarithm cally from 1 to 10 through each half of its periphery. lt is used in conjunction with scale C, and is so divided that any scale division or number on scale EL will lie radially opposite the square root of that number on scale Ui Thus the scale division indicated as ll-lon :1 lies radially opposite the division 12 on srale C. This scale is termed the scale of squares.

Continuing toward the center the next section ll" contains two scales 6' and b as shown in l. The one o registering from -40 to .300 is a temperature displacement scale lo -ated in such a manner that its freezing}; point ll.) coincides with the weight oli one cubic foot of air (.08 "Z on scale U) at standard conditions of 32 F. and rue-z inches oi :cury pressure. It is used in conjunction l the several scales on 'tln other members the instrument in the rapid solution of problems dealing with air or other under other conditions than stainhurd. The other sea e Z) in this section is used in the novel solution of the resistance. weight, area and other characteristics of copper wire (Brown A; Sharpe gage). in every case the nrunhers repre- .ace oi the base 10 in n is marked as folsenting the diil'erent sizes of the wire are the scale J wires in circontai is marked opposite constants on equaling: the diameters of the cular mils. The next section i a grouping of proportional factors an other miscellaneous data used in the l tion of one unit of length volun e. t etc, to another like unit. la addition are found some verv' useful constants used in engineering work and also novel ar angement of the elements used in combustion problems wherehv the solution of the proportion of the molecular involved automatically edects the determination of the finite weights of the several elements. The interior scale C is divided logarithmically as is the lower scales of the slide rule conimold known as =heim rule. shall not so into a lengt discussion concerning this method of (ll\lSl()D as 1 claim no originality in this regard.

The bottom or reverse lac-e of the base ll) is marked as follows: At the periphery is a scale ll having series of rows of numbers extending; radially toward the center giviug the cha'aetuistics o? one pound of st H111 at various pressures and temperatures under saturated and slower-heated conditions. These values may he 'eenientlji read la means of the slot r .he index arm A Continuing inwardly are scales used in number on ll will. lie radially o method A b h.

determining the mg turns road in ce.is':;i.uc....,1 z ales a how of water over a rec angular weir and also scale; 5" indicating the current carrying capacities of standard wires with various insulations.

The circular slide 11 is nar lows: Scale D scale C as describe is similar to scale I as previously described. The cuhe scale l is divided log: rithmically through eacu. one-third elf its neriuhery in such a manner that any sca e division or Al; the center are similar determining the.

cuhe root of th: t numhe ar anged chat the funct ns of a 5 i 1, m seal. 1.) by mains of the i l. lhe next scale inic srale or seal 4 its divisions are i equal. size and progress in a clockwise direction from 1 to 10. 1e logarithm of an" number indicated on this scale may read on scale 3 hv n of the hairsline l0 as ireviously dc Next is a series of scales shown i vi'tli all to its re oca and cars invo v ial powers series ale I in conjunction with the scal 1 :ooper wire: of va.

numhers ol eters described for base i representations cuts of in. scams by correspond 1 up; w

continuous iuemher fixed at ho'th the weight 1. (in this formulze lor stress-strain prohleins. niaiion conceruii'in the port-ant materials of engineering. a tahle molecular weights, a table describing ih properties oi 1r roperties of the iu'pertant use in the solution of year be using .1ahle for problems electricity, in:

The relatively large cursor 12 is marked follows: it its periphery 1s scale l" similar to scale E with the exception that its notation is in a direction opposite to the latter. dijd'erent points along scale l are gage points noted as follows: 6, V, Mp,

L, D, M, Tp, TV, S, T, HE, KA, and DC. These are used in the solution of specific problems for which this instrument is especially designed. The interior scale ]S a scale of equal parts notated in a direction opposite to the like scale on the circular slide 11 and is used in conjunction With this.

scale in the arithmetic addition of finite numbers. at the center is a series of gage points T used in conjunction with the Log log scales on slide 11 for the rapid solution of problems dealing with the ideal expansions and compressions of gases.

The re erse or bottom face of the index arm ll is marked as follows: Extending i Zene lid-l.

for the given engine which will remain a constant value for all variations of pressure (P) and l. M. in this problem this constant:.01302. Next, leaving the indicator set to this constant, set the circular slide so that the value 1.0 (unity) on scale D coincides with 414 on scale C on the base .10. Now move the cursor 12 by means of the tongue 12" so that the indicator hair-line 13 lies directly over 218 (P) on scale E". It must be remembered that the indicator 13 is not moved in respect to the cursor 12 in this last operation. The result I. H, P. :1257 will be shown on scale C under the hair-line 12 of cursor 12. Thus it will be seen that once the indicator is set for a given engine Constant) the solution of any horsepower may be from the periphery about one-third of the way to the center and adjacent to the slot 14; as previously described, is a series of symbols U referring to the difi'erent characteristics of saturated and superheated steam as seen through the slot. These symbols are so placed as to indicate the several characteristics of one pound of saturated or superheated steam under various conditions of temperature and pressure. Extending radially toward the center is another series of symbols V used in conjunction With the magnetism and other scales as previously described for the bottom or reverse face of the base.

In order that the operation of my invention may be understood by engineers or others skilled in the art to which it pertains, T will now give several examples of its use. 7 Suppose it is desired to calculate the indicated horse power of a simple steam engine under the following conditions:

=mean ellective pressure =218 gt/sq. in.

stroke ofengine =2 ft.

area of piston 30 sq. in. ==revolutions per minute =4-14 ll. P. M.

P L A N 218 2 230 414 33,000 12570 i. H. P.

effected by one movement of the cursor 12 and one of the circular slides-l1. This is a typical example showing the method of procedure used in solving expressions containing several variable and constant values. Thus, where a series of I. H. P. values for any given engine having Varying pressures and Ti. P. M. a, is desired, the determination oi each value may be effected by two settings of the instrument, once the constant setting has been made.

There are several constants on the cursor 12 by means of which much purely mechanical calculation may be eliminated. F or instance, suppose that under ideal conditions a velocity of 10 ft. per see. is imparted to a stream of water falling through a height h. Wanted: a: numerical value for .h in feet.

= 1.535 (approx) itzheight of fall. ozvelocity of water in feet per second. 9:64. 2: constant for action of gravity.

model the above problem would be effected by setting the gage-point e on scale F to the given velocity (10 ft. per sec.) on scale E and reading the height (1.535) on scale B under the cursor hair-line on the circular slide B, (Fig. 7), (scale 13* and scale A being both square scales). This scale, (13), is not shown on Fig. 1 to avoid unnecessary complications. I

Another example may be given for solving the area of a circle when the diameter is known. In this problem the gage-point D on scale F is set over the given diameter on scale E and the desired area may be read under the hair-line (12) on scale B as was the height h in the preceding problem.

The solution of'some problems would necessitate the use of every element of the in strument, for example: Required: the magnetic permeance of a cylinder of laminated silicon steel having a diameter'of 3 centimeters and a length of 20 centimeters, its magnetic flux density to be kilolines per spuare centimeter. The two formulae which will be used in solving this problem will be found on the reverse face of the circular slide 11 and are observable through the opening 10 The formula used in determining the permeance of a magnetic circuit is:

Wherein a permeability of the substance in perms per cubic centimeter. 1

A:area of substance in square centimeters. k length .in centimeters.

Since the area A may be determined from the diameter (.D 3 cm.) and the length A is known (1:20 cm.), theonly unknown will be the permeability p. which may be solved by the use of the formula:

B f ii Wherein: B=fiux density in kilolines per sq. cm.

coincident with the radial edge of the index arm 14 when this edge is adjacent to a B of 15.5 kilolines per cm. Thus it will be seen that the valuecf H materials shown on the index arm 14 lies radially opposite the corresponding value of B on said arm. This will be found to be a distinct improvement over the method of picking the values from the saturation curves. Using the value of H (20.5) defor any of the &

termined by. means'of the J scales as previously described and substituting in the second equation, we get:

a= gb g =757 perms per cm. cubed.

Set the hair-line 12 of the cursor 12 to 15.5 on scale C. Move the slide B so that 20.5 on scale I) lies under the hair-line 12*. Read 7 57 on scale C" opposite the slide index or unity (1.0) on scale D on the slide 11. N ow that p. (757 perms) has been determined We substitute in the first equation:

Set the hair-line 12 of the cursor 12 to 3 on scale C". Movethe slide 11 until 20 on scale B lies under the cursor hair-line 12 Set the hair-line 13 of the cursor 13 over the individual scale D on the cursor 12-. lVith the cursor 13 set as above, move the cursor 12 so that the hair-line 13 lies over 757 on scale B on the slide 11. Read the permeance (P 267 perms) on scale A on the base 10 under the cursor hair-line 12 Thus once a isdetermined by means of the J scales used in conjunction with the index arm 14, and using the formulae on the reverse face of the slide 11, the equation,v

1r3 757 W-267 perms is solved by utilizing all the members bf the instrument.

VVhile I have herein shown and described one particular embodiment of my invention, I wish-it to be understood that I do not confine myself to all the precise details of construction or'to the particular marking of the instrument herein set forth by way of illustration, as modification and variation may be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding'the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a base having scales marked on the obverse face thereof, of a circular slide rotatable over the obverse face of the base and having scales marked on the top side thereof said slide being of less diameter than the base, and an arm fixed to the pivot of the slide and movable over the reverse face of the base, said arm extending beyond the peripheral edge of the base wherebysame may be engaged at its free end to effect rotationof the slide relative to the base.

2. The combination with a base having scales on the obverse face thereofiof a circular slide rotatable over the obverse face of the base and having scales marked on the top face thereof, said slide being of less diameter than the base, a transparent circular cursor rotatable over the top face of the 1,21e,cao

slide and of lessvdiameter than the latter, a efiect rotation of the slide relative to the radial tongue on said cursor, a second trensbase. 10 parent cursor movable over the top face of In testimony whereof, I aifix my signature the first cursor, and an arm fixed to the in the presence of two Witnesses.

5 pivot of the slide and movable over the re- JOHN T. JONES. verse face of the base, said arm extending be- Witnesses: yond the peripheral edge of the base Where- JAMES A. HAYlooN,

by same may be engaged at its free end to PAUL JoNEs, Jr. 

